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1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Ideas explained series ; v. 7
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Ideas explained series ; 7.
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| Summary |
Ockham Explained is an important and much-needed resource on William of Ockham, one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. His eventful and controversial life was marked by sharp career moves and academic and ecclesiastical battles. At 28, Ockham was a conservative English theologian focused obsessively on the nature of language, but by 40, he had transformed into a fugitive friar, accused of heresy, and finally protected by the German emperor as he composed incendiary treatises calling for strong limits on papal authority. This book provides a thorough grounding in Ockham's li. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Student, teacher, thief, exile : worthy beginner, invincible doctor -- The young man (birth-1302) : Aristotle, the church, and the medieval university -- The student (1302-1317) : Ockham's early philosophy of language -- The teacher at Oxford (1317-1319) : Ockham's connotation theory -- The teacher attacked (1319-1321): razors and anti-razors -- The teacher responds (1321-1323) : physics and motion -- The teacher interrupted (1323-1328) : Ockham's showdown with the Pope -- The exile in Munich (1328-1347) : Ockham's political theory -- Ockham's influence and legacy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
William, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349.
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William, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349. |
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Philosophers, Medieval -- Biography.
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Philosophers, Medieval. |
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Biographies.
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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Philosophy, Medieval. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Keele, Rondo. Ockham Explained. New York : Open Court, ©2010 9780812696509 |
| ISBN |
9780812697100 (electronic book) |
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0812697103 (electronic book) |
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9780812696509 |
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